Uncovering what lies beneath

[Monkeyd]

Had a delve around the roots of a pine the other day, as I had noted the eggs of the dog stink horn popping out from the moss.

Carefully excavating back, I found that the eggs & developed fruitbodies were mostly attached via it's mycelium to the decomposing remnants of the trees pine cones.


Cool I though

[waynehicks1]

Nice shot Monkeyd. I've yet to see a Dog Stinkhorn this season.

What made you dig around, just out of interest?

Regards

Wayne

[Monkeyd]

Thanks Wayne,

recently came across Scleroderma on top of a Ginko root plate, but having been informed that Ginko wasn't noted for ectomycorrhyzal association, I had a dig around to see what it was attached to. Since then I've had an itch to look a little closer at in-situ mycorrhyzal & saprophytic associations.


David



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[cowshill]

Is it just me and my politically incorrect mind, or does the second pic make the fungus look even more than usual like a certain anatomical appendage?

- Jim

[Monkeyd]

Originally Posted by cowshill

Is it just me and my politically incorrect mind, or does the second pic make the fungus look even more than usual like a certain anatomical appendage?

- Jim

I know not of what you refer




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[solus]

Originally Posted by cowshill

Is it just me and my politically incorrect mind, or does the second pic make the fungus look even more than usual like a certain anatomical appendage?

- Jim

Methinks it might need to see a vet....

Was that fruiting under completely under the mossy covering?

[Monkeyd]

Originally Posted by solus

Was that fruiting under completely under the mossy covering?

Hello solus,

the Phallus (in those shots above) had protruded from out of the moss like this one a few feet away.

[fairplay]

Just when you thought it safe to sit down and eat your sarnies.

Neil.

[Monkeyd]

Originally Posted by fairplay

Just when you thought it safe to sit down and eat your sarnies.

Neil.

fnarr, fnarr


I'd be more concerned with either Phallus impudicus or Clathrus archeri



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